Hemisphere

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hemisphere

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is a hemisphere?A hemisphere is half of a round Earth, like cutting a sphere in half with a flat line that goes through the center. It helps us talk about the Northern and Southern parts of the world.
2. Why do we have summer in the North and winter in the South?Because the Earth tilts toward the Sun in the North for part of the year, giving it more sunshine, while the South tilts away and gets less light. Six months later it flips.

Great Circle: The largest possible circle on the surface of a sphere, dividing it into two equal halves.
Axial Tilt: The angle between a planet's rotational axis and its orbital plane, causing seasons.
Cartography: The science or practice of drawing maps.